At-a-Glance: The Louisiana House of Representatives passed a bill 82-9-14 that would require abortion providers to give women seeking the procedure a pamphlet about the abortion's harmful effects on mental health, which is in dispute.

The bill: Rep. Barry Ivey, R-Baton Rouge, sponsored the legislation that calls for the development of a pamphlet that addresses the alleged psychological effects of abortion, coerced abortion and sex trafficking. The pamphlets will include information about where to reach mental health professionals and counselors if in crisis, though the people listed could not be affiliated with abortion providers.

If the bill passes, women who are undergoing an abortion would have to sign a form saying they had received the proposed pamphlet at least 24 hours before the procedure takes place. Ivey's bill calls for the pamphlets to be developed by a committee that includes state senators and representatives as well as people who counsel women against having abortions. No abortion providers or mental health professionals that recommend abortions would be allowed on the panel.

The debate: There was little debate on the bill, though Rep. Pat Smith, D-Baton Rouge, asked if the pamphlets would be provided in a variety of languages. Victims of sex trafficking -- who are part of the target audience for the brochures -- frequently don't speak English.

Smith, who voted against the legislation, also questioned how much the proposal would cost the state. The Legislative Fiscal Office found it difficult to determine how much money the bill would cost the government because it wasn't clear whether the members of the committee putting together the pamphlet would be reimbursed for travel expenses and given a per diem payment while working on the information.